Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Community Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team. This is a collaborative role where you will be based at Coral House in Shrewsbury and within Hope House Children’s Hospice in Oswestry. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working flexibly between 8am and 6pm in line with the Community Children’s Nursing Teams operational hours, which will include 2 x 12.5 hour clinical shifts at Hope House, per roster. In return, our Community Clinical Nurse Specialist will receive a competitive salary, depending on your skills, qualifications and experience there are two entry points:

£38,403 to £45,649 per annum - developmental role requiring full training with post holder being supported to complete the Independent Nurse Prescriber (INP) and Clinical Assessment Module.

£45,649 to £49,159 per annum - post holder that has completed INP and Palliative Care (Masters) or a degree with evidence of further specialist training to master’s equivalent level.

About the Community Clinical Nurse Specialist role:

Hope House Children’s Hospice and Shropshire Community Children’s Nursing Team have an exciting opportunity for a children’s Community Clinical Nurse Specialist to work across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, developing, leading and coordinating an integrated children’s palliative care service.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced registered Children’s Nurse who wishes to and would be supported to develop to a Community Clinical Nurse Specialist or this opportunity would suit an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist who wishes to utilise your extensive knowledge and expertise in a specialist area.

If you have outstanding communication and people skills; have the clinical skills and leadership skills in the care and management of a caseload of children with palliative care needs, possess excellent decision making and organisation skills then this role would be perfect for you.

What we are looking for a Community Clinical Nurse Specialist who:

•             Is a Registered Children’s Nurse

•             Demonstrates excellent clinical leadership skills

•             Experience in working independently

•             is highly organised and can rapidly prioritise

What we offer:

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes

•             generous annual leave entitlement of 33 days per year, up to a maximum of 38 days per year

•             NHS pension scheme or organisational private pension scheme

•             staff rewards programme, including blue light card, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, high-street discounts

•             great development opportunities within a supportive team

Closing date: Sunday 15th October 2023

Interview date: To be confirmed.

If you think you have what it takes to be our Community Clinical Nurse Specialist then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with Hope House Head of Care, Hayley Woodcock on 01691 679679. We’d love to hear from you!

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Childrens Nurse
• Palliative Care Masters or a degree with evidence of further specialist training to masters equivalent level, for entry point 2

Desirable

• NMC Independent Nurse Prescriber
• Clinical Assessment Module

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hope House Children’s Hospices

Address

Coral House

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY1 3GZ

Employer's website

https://www.hopehouse.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)